Summary

Creating a successful team is be tough, but shaping an Agile organization may be your career's most challenging task. The existing culture, openness to change, and a myriad of factors will influence your ability to bring change to your organization. Remember to create a shared understanding of the need for change, and to lead with values. Since Agile and Scrum teams are all about strong, self-actualizing people, you need to work with management and HR within your company to give people a chance to self-actualize. Band together with others and create learning opportunities within your organization. The inroads you make will also help in programs of scale, which we'll talk about in Chapter 10, Scrum—Large and Small.